Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (111)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (112)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (113)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.

And then if we have interests (114)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (115)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.

he was the first person______________the room. A. entering B. to enter C. to be enter D. having entered